"We can't really blame China for taking all the manufacturing jobs away from us, we can start by blaming the CEO's the owners the share holders of big business for wanting a better bottom line, for not being content with a comfortable profit, or for giving there fellow citizens gainfull employment, to supporting communities by keeping productive plants and a proud workforce working, no they don't care about us, they care about making another $1,000,000,000.00 and who cares if one day we wont be able to afford the products there pimping on us, we are a small market compared to China and India, when there economies boom and there people can afford to buy there products they will reap even bigger profits. We are also to blame for shopping for the cheapest product we can find and where do ya think thats made? Sorry for sounding so bitter but I am directly affected by this globalization, though it seems a little one sided to me "

well said, im directly affected too, we all are. and were throwing it away so we can buy some cheaper plastic baubles at a ****mart. india and china are the new superpowers. yes,we are a very small market.

If a local company could make it possible to produce a product and make a profit localy, they would.

Who, really , cares about the Olympics anyway?..with all the other crap going on in the rest of the world.If you are an athlete , make a stand for your self and don't go. If it is your life goal is to be in the Olympics, then go and good luck.Just PLEASE: If you win and have a speech, DO NOT THANK GOD for what ever......one sure way to get everybody pissed off!including me...